Pan-turning device for cooking stoves



. 1638 745' s. RANDOLPH PAN TURNING DEVICE FOR COOKING STOVES Filed Oct.17, 19 25 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 a g Y 8 g 3? I I 0 a W v i aZ W 36 4 L; 6'Handel bk.

. 1,638,745 e. RANDOLPH- PAN TURNING DEVICE FOR COOKING STOVES Filed0011.17, 1925' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 G How 1 I I 20 2-2 of Figurel', V 7

Figure is a detail sectional view illus PatentedAug. 9, 1927.;

LLOYDG. RANDOLPH, or BIG'RUN, rE nsYLv-ANI j YPAN-T'UBNING nai ron nonGOOKIliTG -STOVESL Y and illustrated in the accompanying draw- Figure 1is atransve'rse sectional view of a cooking stove embodying myinvention,

. Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken on the'horizontal plane"indicatedby theline trating themanner in which the pan support or rotorof the device is supported by the bottom of the-oven,

Figure 4 is asectional'view taken on the v horizontal planesindicated bythe line'H ofFig'ure 1 w: Figure 5 is aview similar to'Fig'ure' 1illustrating a slightly' modified form of the device,1and- Y Figureg6 isv r V on the horizontal plane: indicated by the line Corresponding andlike parts are referred x ing drawings, by similar reference-'charac- 74 I pinio'na29 which meshes. withlthe beveled gear wheel 24. [It isprovided atlits outer" end with'ahandwheel 30, and'is ofsectional 11 vIn the drawings, 1 designates'the oven-and: 40 2 the oven door of acooking stove. The bot r atom of the oven and the bottom ofthe stove aredesignated 3Zand 4,- respectively The oven door 2 is provided with atransparent "1 panelj5 which permits the article being 45 cookedtobeobserved without opening the I *d'oorgj The: oven bottom 3 is providedwith aicircular' opening 6 and a downwardly ofiset flange 7. Thelpart isof annular forma--' tion and extends inwardly fromithe wallof 5 'theope'ning ,It is providedin' its upper-f side with anannular' groove 8.ofv'or'other suitable formation in cross section, and conf :stitutesasupport jforah-rotatable paricarrye,

; I ing'lplate or'rotor 9. Theoven bottom .3 and;

: w b5 flange 7 and the pointof connectionbetween= V V I p p r; theseparts are-reinforced'and'strengthened secured against the-underside ofthejstove] a detail sectional view taken by ribs 10;; Thefr-otor extendsabove 2 top side offth e oven bottom 3' to support a panoi'ltiofcontactwith the oven bottom, and

thereby 'perinitf the ifree movement; of the rotor and prevent anypossibility of the dis placement ofQthe'pa'n. Therotor'9 lispro vided attsuiider sidewiith an annular rib Y 11 which has. a snug fit in "thegroove 8 am function's to-preventsootfrom enteringfthe 2 oven '1.) A"boss 12 depends centrally from; V i the under-side of the rotor x9,"an'dis provided withfa polygon al socket ",Thisparjt' and l I the rotor9jare' reinforced and strengthenedj 1 by ri'bs 14.1

A" gear ca s'e 1 5 is' secured against the un v 'der side of thestove'bOttoI'n 4 by' bolts"1;6, i

and is provided with slottedlugs 17 for'the reception of saidbolts. Thegear case 15.

comprises alsubstantially cylindrical portion and a rectangular}portion15", and' isi closed; at its under side by ia plate 18 removiablyjfsecured in place"by} bolts-19. The portion 15% of the gear case,15: is" provided withradial arms20 which supportav-bear- H ing'21'centrally withinlsaid portion ofthe gear case. A spindle1 22 ismounted inth'e' 1 bearing 21;and is provided at oits' upp er end v withahead-22 j-and at its lower end with a threaded "stem- 22 'The head 22rests upon the bearing, 21 and is. provided with apol 15 ofthe gea rf'case 15iand bearing-270w- "onal socket 2 3 TA bevelgear, wheel 24 isi'co'nnectedtolthefspindle '22thro'ugh theme-T 1 a dium I of the 'stem"22?. A shaft, 25 is 1 fourv miedqin bearings26 carried bythe portion toin the followingdescription, anddesig-j nated in theseveral views-of theaocomp anyis provided at its innerend with abeveled "formation, thesectionsithereoffbeing con= p nected by a coupling 31, A stem 32 w'hichis provided with reduced polygonal ends'32? '7 fitting in-the sockets 13and 23, establishefsal driving connection, between the" spindle 22 androtor 9. sleeve 33, whichsurrounds thestem32 andjcontacts atitsendswithth'e i oven bottom,;4-andboss 12, and 'which is ;pro v idedwith a' broad ba-se re'stin'gfl'on the oven bottom, is adaptedtoxpreventfsoot;

place bolts34c which engagethe base ifi bottoni l about the gear case 15by ineansgof Construction, it being my expectation that bolts 36 andfunctions to protect said gear case hilemoving the stove.

- "made Without departing from v,In Figure 5 lthe gdesriceiszd'shownapplied,

to a slightly different form of stove. In this application ofth'edevice, the gear oase 15' "is secured to the upper side otthestove'botit'oniwl by bolts 16?, a: short "stein 32 is employed toestablish a drivingconnection be; tween 'the spindle 22 and the rotor"9', and thesleeve33 is omitted. The frame 35isfalso 7 v.omitted;and theupper side of the gear 'oase -15-is olosed by a' plate 37 reinovablysecured in plaee by bolts 38; .To prevent soot enter ing'thegear ease 15through the opening in the plate 1 through whi'ch "the stein 32" passes,a boss 39 is provided. This. part has :a snugfit \vi'tl' thesteni-YBQland has av down 1 vard'lyand o-ntWardly inclined outersurface.

various changes and modifications may be scope of my invention. 1.

that is cla1rned 1 s:

1. In combination, a oookingstove having;

the spirit and o an ovenvbottom provided with an opening and adownwardly 'offset fiange extending into said opening, said flange be ngprov ded in its upper. side With an annnlar' groove arotor supported bysaid flange 7 and provided wlth an annular rlbfenter'lng said groove: to

o'reventflsoot enterin the'ov-en ,an'd ineahs V b 2 v ,i

operable externally of the oven for turning the rotor. i 'i 2. I nooinbination, a, cooking. stove, a rotor supported ,within' the oven ofthe} stove, a

easesupported'by the bottom; of the stove lxIn practice, the panContaining the article" to be baked is'pla'o'ed on thef rotor 9. :As'thetiole is to be removed from the'oven, [Vlin it' is "desired to turn theartiole-itis only nee 1 Yartihl may be observed through the panel: 1 5'and'the rotor 9 and through the niedi'uni of the hand Wheel 30,"theov'endooir 2- does nothaveto be again opened until the cooked arandembodying cylindrical ma. rectangular pOlt1OIlS,;1ElCllal arnis locatedWithin and secured oylindrical portion of the easing intermediate theupper and lower sides thereof and providedWith a centralbearing,

spindle 'onrnaled inthe bearin and, ro-

vided at its upper end; Witha soeketed, head resting upon the bearing, agear Wheel se cured to the lower end of the splndle a-ndcontao'ting withthe lower end crewman-1 'ing, a st ein connected to'the rotor and having its lower end positioned in thesooketi of,

As the drive p'ini'on'29 is considerably sinaller V {Ltents-otthe panover the s'ide s the reojf J .."It s'lionld be understood thatthel'draivings V j areinerelyillustrative a-nd donhtpretend to e exact,rd ,o'rtions; Furthermore the Qthanthe driven gear Wheel Qifthe rotor?)canonly be turned at a slow' iat'e; and as the result; there is nopossibilitv of displacing the pan from the rotorfor splashing the'cons ddrawings, are illustrativeio f al -preferred; I

the spindle head; bearings Carri-ed hythe rectangular portionflof theease-, a seotional shaft ournaled n said hearings, a coupling detaohahlyconnecting the shaft sectio an apinion fiXed to the shatt an d meshingwith the gear Wheeh the socket of the'spindlehead and thelOWer end ofthestein beingl po-h lygonal.

In test mony ivvhereofI my signature.

